Written by Eruwan Gerry on August 21, 2011
It’s usually when auctions are about to end that they get half their bids – sometimes they even get their only bid. If you want your item to sell for a good price, then, it makes no sense to let it finish on a day and time when no-one’s going to be around to care. Selling to Businesses: If you’re selling business equipment and have mostly business customers, you should really aim to ...
Continue ReadingWritten by Eruwan Gerry on July 8, 2010
Very few people explore the potential of optimizing their eBay Store despite the fact that over 50% of online shoppers research their purchase through search engines. Here are some tips that could put your eBay store into the rankings that matter. Add Metatags: Even though the human eye won’t read Metatags the search engines will and you will need to look into configuring your Store and List...
Continue ReadingWritten by Eruwan Gerry on April 8, 2010
When it comes to selling goods on eBay, what you have and how you present it are two vital characteristics of successful auctions. Buyers like to know that they’re getting a good deal, and they like to know details about the merchandise they are paying for. But did you know that the timing of your eBay auctions can also affect their success? It’s true. Real eBay pros use timing strategies t...
Continue ReadingWritten by Eruwan Gerry on April 2, 2010
Is your eBay auction not attracting any bidders? Do you find it difficult to sell your items with so many competitors? Then you need to take a look at the list below of the top 10 reasons why auctions fail: 1. High Starting Price Many eBay buyers are looking for a good deal on eBay. If you fixed your price too high, you are probably scaring them away. They will not even look at your au...
Continue ReadingWritten by Eruwan Gerry on March 12, 2010
You may have already discovered that selling on eBay can be fun and profitable. But after you’ve cleared out your garage and attic, and auctioned off everything you own, where can you go to get new product ideas? Tapping into EBay’s Resources Most people don’t realize that eBay itself is actually a terrific place to find product sourcing ideas. Besides being an easy selling venue with bu...
Continue ReadingWritten by Eruwan Gerry on March 11, 2010
First, and as important to your success as anything you learn here, is clearly understanding how eBay users find things to spend their money on. No matter what type of buyer they are, no matter where they come from, they all use the same tool to find auction ads; "They use the search bar to type in general terms..!" Very rarely do buyers check the "Search Title and Description" checkbox ...
Continue ReadingWritten by Eruwan Gerry on February 7, 2010
Many new sellers don’t realize how important pricing is when it comes to eBay auctions. Many don’t even realize that ‘pricing’ needs to be done. eBay is an auction site after all! But eBay auctions are not quite the same as the auctions you attend in the offline world. In fact, quite a bit of work goes into determining and setting prices. Essentially, there are only three prices tha...
Continue ReadingWritten by Eruwan Gerry on January 28, 2010
eBay is a nontraditional way to make money, but one some of the old rules still apply. In particular: do what you love, and your job will be a positive, rewarding experience. Work is so much easier when you enjoy what you're doing. For that reason, it's important for eBay sellers to list items that they actually enjoy selling. How do you know what you'd like to sell before you start listing mer...
Continue ReadingWritten by Eruwan Gerry on January 7, 2010
Most sellers on eBay do not know the concept or strategy of back end sales to boost their profit on eBay. In a basic term, back end sales is a process where you as a seller offer a follow up product to your customer that purchases an item from you. As an example, let say that you are selling women necklaces on eBay, once a person buys a necklace, you can offer to sell matching earrings to th...
Continue ReadingWritten by Eruwan Gerry on November 29, 2009
When you sell on eBay, it’s important to know how to take advantage of the kinds of markets you encounter in the different seasons. As a rule, the summer months are slow and the winter period is fast, but there’s more to it than that. It Depends What You’re Selling. Your sales won’t necessarily be slower in the summer than in winter – they might just be different. If you’re selli...
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Eruwan
Gerry
Education Specialist Trained By eBay
